November 2011
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September 2011
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August 2011
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Organization for Creative People – Why Your Brain... →
July 2011
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Gerald Finzi's 'The Sigh' performed by Peter... →
April 2011
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3 year old Jonathan conducting to the 4th movement... →
December 2010
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Fresh Tracks, Inc.™ Guide Posts: Tracking Your... →
freshtracksinc:
When you reflect on your leadership style, I wonder if certain life experiences stand out in your mind as transformational moments that led you on your path to the leader you are today? They certainly do for me. I believe we all can trace our steps back to moments that led to a shift in our…
Some valuable apposite questions for summer holiday time reflection … just...
November 2010
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Fresh Tracks, Inc.™ Guide Posts: Final Post of... →
freshtracksinc:
In this final post in my three post series on “Trailblazing All Across America”, I share three innovative trailblazers who when told something can’t be done, ask, “Why not?”
Each has chosen to reframe what others see as an insurmountable challenge into a hidden opportunity just…
The lip-sync problem in digital television: a... →
October 2010
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Captain Stratton's Fancy by Peter Warlock (1894 -... →
The Chinese songs of Alexander Tcherepnin: an... →
Traveling song by Alexander Tcherepnin... →
Traveling song by Alexander Tcherepnin (live... →
Traveling song by Alexander Tcherepnin →
September 2010
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French Art Songs - Les Mélodie Française →
August 2010
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Are you a Learner or a Judger? Try the Choice Map
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Imagine it’s you who’s standing at the crossroads on the left side of the Choice Map. Something has just happened. Now you have to solve a problem or make a decision. Maybe it’s related to an important goal in some area in your life. Perhaps it’s with your business or career. Maybe it’s in a relationship with family, friends, or colleagues. Maybe it’s about your health,...
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“Martin Seligman [author of Authentic Happiness] points out that law is now the...”
– Seligman, cited in Cutler, H. C., & Dalai Lama XIV, B. (2003). The art of happiness at work. Sydney, p. 63. NSW: Hodder Headline Australia.
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“I think your philosophy is fantastic, and I wish more teachers had your vision...”
– A colleague, Unitec Institute of Technology. Pers. com.28 June 2010
Thank you!
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“Candidates for the Tertiary Teaching Excellence Awards, are outstanding...”
– Tertiary Teaching Awards. (n.d.). Teaching & Learning Community at Unitec. Retrieved August 25, 2010, from http://tlcommunityunitec.ning.com/group/tertiaryteachingawards
July 2010
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June 2010
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April 2010
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“Grounded theory (GT) is a systematic qualitative research methodology in the...”
– Grounded theory - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a comment!
Demo to Alastair
I am suggesting to Alastair that he uses Tumblr as a reflective blog for his doctoral research.
WatchA report card of New Zealand’s social, economic and environmental wellbeing. Measuring New Zealand’s performance so we can improve it.
Welcome to the NZahead report card for New Zealand as a nation.
The 90 second introductory video to the right will tell you more, or you can read that information by using the About the Project link above, or you can dive right in by clicking on the row of a...
March 2010
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“Ever wonder what your brain is doing most of the time? Me neither. But I’m...”
– 10 Classic Ways to Get Inspired | The Corner Office | BNET
Tobak, S. (2010, March 19). 10 Classic Ways to Get Inspired. BNET insight - The corner office. Retrieved March 26, 2010, from http://blogs.bnet.com/ceo/?p=4169&tag=nl.rCOMBINED
“Industrial symbiosis, as part of the emerging field of industrial ecology,...”
– INDUSTRIAL SYMBIOSIS: Literature and Taxonomy - Annual Review of Energy and the Environment, 25(1):313 - Abstract
February 2010
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Germany edges towards feed-in tariff decision - 24... →
The German feed-in tariff has been widely credited with driving the development of one of the world’s largest renewable energy markets, but officials have become increasingly concerned that the sector is over-subsidised and have argued that cutting the rates would help to reduce energy bills.
The move has been fiercely opposed by the industry, which has broadly accepted that some form of...
Socialmediageek: The creative learning sessions so... →
The #creativelearning sessions have given a number of individuals and organisations the opportunity to explore the use of social networking to either expand their social circles or for many it seems they want to develop better ways to connect with their own communities and even to connect with…
Learn, Play, and Work: 25 Excellent Social Media... →
Are you a teacher who wants to increase collaboration and skill development to students? Teamwork can increase these skills, as students can learn how to communicate, cooperate and compromise on decisions together. What better way to teach these skills than through social media?
The…
This is a test of my Mac tumblr widget. Where will it go?
January 2010
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“Can creativity be taught? That’s a question without a simple yes or no answer....”
– How to Be Creative - wikiHow
How to Be Creative - wikiHow. (2010, January 2). . Retrieved January 5, 2010, from http://www.wikihow.com/Be-Creative
“There are many ways to classify a genius. But if you look at the historical...”
– How to Think Like a Genius - wikiHow
“Economic change is fomenting intellectual change. When the economy was about...”
– Op-Ed Columnist - The Protocol Society - NYTimes.com
December 2009
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I've returned to Tumblr after a week without my...
clientsfromhell:
Client: You see where you have a full stop at the end of the first sentence?
Me: Yes.
Client: Can you change it to a comma?
Me: Er, well I can, but you should put a full stop at the end of a sentence.
Client: Oh, that grammar stuff is very old fashioned.
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“Why Thinking Is Overrated
Imagine you have no head. I’m serious. Imagine you...”
– Why Thinking Is Overrated | Lateral Action
McGuinness, M. (2009, December 14). Why Thinking Is Overrated | Lateral Action. Retrieved December 15, 2009, from http://lateralaction.com/articles/thinking-is-overrated/
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“There is scarcely a subject that cannot be mathematically treated and the effect...”
– Lomas, R. (1999). The man who invented the twentieth century: Nikola Tesla, Forgotten genius of electricity. London: Headline. (p 27, ch. 22)
An excellent exam question for a course in creativity! “….. Discuss.” I do not think Edward de Bono would agree with Tesla’s...
“Nikola Tesla - The Forgotten Genius. When I was asked to write about Nikola...”
– Tesla: The Forgotten Genius of Electricity
Tesla: The Forgotten Genius of Electricity. (n.d.). . Retrieved December 12, 2009, from http://www.viewzone.com/tesla.html
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Size Matters - studentsfromhell
clientsfromhell:
Client: I want a poster that’s bigger then a piece of printer paper
Me: Well a lot of people also get 11 by 17 posters made up.
Client: How big is that?
Me: 11 inches by 17 inches.
Client: Yes but how big is it?
Hmm…. this little creative pause (de Bono) in my day suggests an awesome/awefull/evil POsibility:
STUDENTSFROMHELL
using the same tumblr mechanism as...
How the iPhone Could Reboot Education | Gadget Lab... →
How do you educate a generation of students eternally distracted by the internet, cellphones and video games? Easy. You enable them by handing out free iPhones — and then integrating the gadget into your curriculum.
That’s the idea Abilene Christian University has to refresh classroom learning. Located in Texas, the private university just finished its first year of a pilot program, in which...
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“I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.”
– Albert Einstein (via rememo) (via pota)
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